Police say he was a father and didn't live far from where his body was found.

"I even asked the coroner when they got here before they loaded him up, if it was okay if I went up and prayed over him," says Schaible.

Police say there were no immediate signs of of trauma and the man's death does not appear to be suspicious, but they're waiting on the Macomb County Medical Examiner's Office to determine an official cause of death.

"Somebody's dead. He was somebody's grandpa, somebody's uncle, somebody's brother." says Schaible. "The bad thing is, he was by himself."

As police continue to investigate, Schaible packed his truck to head back to the road and just hoped the stranger didn't suffer.

"When you're staring death in the face, the last thing you want to be is alone. You don't know if he was scared or if he suffered, you have no idea."